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- Find a
safe environment -- anywhere away from the attacker. Ask a trusted
friend to stay with you for moral support.
- Seek medical
attention immediately.
- Preserve
evidence of the attack -- don't bathe or brush your teeth. Write
down all the details you can recall about the attack and the attacker.
- Call
the Pueblo Rape Crisis Hotline for free, confidential
counseling, 24 hours a day: 719-549-0549.
- Get medical attention. Even with no physical injuries, it is important
to determine the risks of STDs and pregnancy.
To preserve forensic evidence, ask the hospital to conduct a
rape kit exam.
- If you suspect you may have been drugged, ask that a urine sample
be collected. The sample will need to be analyzed later on
by a forensic lab.
- Report the rape to law enforcement authorities. A counselor
can provide the information you'll need understand the process.
- Remember it wasn't your fault.
- Recognize that healing from rape takes time. Give yourself
the time you need.
- Know
that it's never too late to call. Even if the attack happened years
ago, the Pueblo Rape Crisis Hotline
can still help.
Many victims do
not realize they need help until months or years later.
If you
are in immediate danger, call 911 now.
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